Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band performing in 2005. From left to right: Taylor, Tinsley, Matthews, Beauford, Lessard, Moore
Background information
Also known as	DMB
Origin	Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Rock jam band jazz fusion folk rock indie rock alternative rock roots rock folk
Years active	1991–present
Labels	RCA Bama Rags
Spinoffs	Dave Matthews & Friends Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
Members	Dave Matthews Carter Beauford Stefan Lessard Tim Reynolds[1] Rashawn Ross[2] Jeff Coffin[3] Buddy Strong
Past members	LeRoi Moore Peter Griesar Butch Taylor Boyd Tinsley
Website	davematthewsband.com

Dave Matthews Band (also known as DMB) is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. The band's founding members are singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer and backing vocalist Carter Beauford, violinist and backing vocalist Boyd Tinsley, and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. As of 2024, Matthews, Lessard, and Beauford are the only remaining founding members.

Dave Matthews Band's 1994 major label debut album, Under the Table and Dreaming, was certified platinum six times. As of 2018^[update], the band had sold more than 25 million concert tickets and a combined total of 38 million CDs and DVDs.^[4] Their 2018 album, Come Tomorrow, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making DMB the first band to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at the peak. The band won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "So Much to Say". In 2024, the Dave Matthews Band were selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

A jam band, Dave Matthews Band is renowned for its live shows. The band is known for playing songs differently in each performance; this practice has become a staple of their live shows.